Mystery About Black Snow In Siberia Solved

The cause of the snow protection in the industrial area in
the Siberian Kuzbass is found. Now it will be cracked down, said the governor
of the affected region.

Black snow had caused great concern among residents of
several locations in the Siberian Kusbass coal mine over two weeks ago – now
the authorities say they have found the alleged cause. On Tuesday, the governor
of the affected Kemerovo region temporarily closed a coal factory.

The authorities accused their management of blowing the coal
dust produced during production unfiltered for years. “They kill
themselves, they kill the people who work for them and they kill everything
around them,” said Governor Sergei Zivilev on TV. He announced that he
would hand over all documents about the factory to the prosecutor and
personally take over the supervision of the factory.

The factory is located in the town of Kiseljowsk, which,
together with two other cities, had suffered badly from the unusual snowfall.
Photos in the online networks showed gray to black, oily snow, which covered
houses and cars and was difficult to wash off according to the residents. Some
have already compared their surroundings with the dark realm of Mordor from Tolkien’s
Lord of the Rings.

Many feared for their health and especially for the health
of their children and forbade them to play outside. Measurements showed that
air pollution was twice as high as the limit.